The document describes sights seen on a train journey from Leeds to London King's Cross. It mentions towers built to ventilate a pin factory seen in Leeds. In Wakefield it notes the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Museum. It provides historical details about the East Coast Main Line and mentions significant people born along the route, including Margaret Thatcher in Grantham. Tunnel passages and sights in Stevenage and London are also noted before arriving at the final destination.

1. Leeds START
What will you spot on the way?
London King’s Cross

2. Leeds
On the left is Tower
Works. The chimneys
were built to carry fresh air
into a pin factory. They are
copies of towers in the
northern Italian cities of
Florence and Verona.
SEEN IT!

3. Wakefield
There’s a museum in Wakefield named
after a famous sculptor. Do you know who?
BARBARA HEPWORTH
HENRY MOORE
DAMIAN HIRST

4. Wakefield
There’s a museum in Wakefield named
after a famous sculptor. Do you know who?
✓ BARBARA HEPWORTH
𐄂 HENRY MOORE
𐄂 DAMIAN HIRST
NEXT STOP

5. Doncaster
This is the East Coast Main Line. From 1923
until 1948, it was run by the London and North
Eastern Railway company, the LNER.
NEXT STOP

6. Grantham
Margaret Thatcher was born here. She grew
up to be the first (and so far only) woman to be
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
NEXT STOP

7. Tunnels!
Just south of Grantham the train goes
through two long tunnels. Fortunately your
train has electric lights and air conditioning. Imagine
what it would like in a sooty steam train!
WE’RE THROUGH

8. Stevenage
Racing driver Lewis
Hamilton was born here.
When he was 10 he told the
boss of a Formula 1 team: "Hi.
I'm Lewis Hamilton. I won the
British Championship and one
day I want to be racing your
cars."
NEXT STOP

9. Finsbury Park
Nearly there! Highbury is home to Arsenal
Football Club. Can you spot their stadium?
SEEN IT!

10. London King’s Cross
All aboard for the Hogwarts Express.
Storybook hero Harry Potter gets the train to wizard
school from King’s Cross station. If you have time you
could visit Platform 9 3/4.
SEEN IT!

11. Leeds
You’ve arrived! What did you see and learn on
your train journey today?
London King’s Cross FINISH